Tuning: G C E A

Carry on my wayward son There'll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest (drums count in 1& &3 4) Don't you cry no more [Riff 1] Electric 2 / bass riff (6 measures) | 1 & 2 & 3 4 & 1 & 2 3 & triplet | 1 & 2 3 & | (x2)

^A ^G ^A ^CKeys^A [^Gor^Aga^Dn]/e^Ele^Gct^Eri^Dc ^C1 sing^Dle^G not^Des^F# [Break down 1] (half time, octaves) (6 measures) | 1 & 2 3 4 & | 1 2 triplet triplet | (x3) E E E E A B D G D E

[Riff 1 with SOLO] Electric 2 / bass riff (6 measures) Keys organ single notes Electric 1 solo [Break down 2] (half time, octaves 1 guitar very high) (4 measures) | 1 & 2 3 4 & | 1 2 triplet triplet | (x2) E E E E A B D G D E [Tag] (half time) (3 measures) All notes are different (you will have to pick them out) Slow triplet x2 F (sustain for 2 measures) [Verse 1] (soft, only keys [piano] arpeggiated)

^AmOnce I ^Grose above the ^Fnoise and ^Gconfusion ^AmJust to ^Gget a glimpse ^Fbeyond this ^Gillusion ^DmI was ^Csoaring ever ^Bbhigher ^Bb ^C Dm C G (bass/drums in) But I flew too high ^AmThough my ^Geyes could see I ^Fstill was a ^Gblind man ^AmThough my ^Gmind could think ^FI still was ^Ga mad man ^DmI hear the ^Cvoices when I'm ^Bbdreaming ^DmI can ^Chear them ^Gsay

[Chorus 1]

^AmCarry ^Con my ^Gwayward ^Fson, ^AmThere'll be ^Cpeace when ^Gyou are done Am C G F F (hit and off) Riff 1 Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more

[Verse 2] (soft, keys [piano] /bass/drums only)

^AmMasque^Grading as a ^Fman with a ^Greason ^AmMy cha^Grade is the ^Fevent of the ^Gseason ^DmAnd if I ^Cclaim to be a ^Bbwise man ^Bb ^C ^DmIt surely ^Cmeans that I don't ^Gknow ^AmOn a ^Gstormy sea of ^Fmoving ^Gemotion ^AmTossed ^Gabout I'm like a ^Fship on the ^Gocean ^DmI set ^Ca course for winds of ^Bbfortune ^Bb ^C ^DmBut I ^Chear the voices ^Gsay

[Chorus 2]

^AmCarry ^Con my ^Gwayward ^Fson, ^AmThere'll be ^Cpeace when ^Gyou are done Am C G F F (hit and off) 1 2 3 4*Drum hit Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more

[Solo 1] (medium-soft, bass/drums/electrics only) (8 measures) | 1 & 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & | x2 A A G A D C A A G A D [Solo 2] (1st time, keys [organ] solo, 2nd time, electric solo) | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 e | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | x2 E E D C# B A G E G E E D C# B D F# G G# A Riff 1 [Bridge] (medium)

^AmCar^Amry

(mute)

on 1 2 & 3 & 4 & ^GYou will ^Falway^Es ^Fre^Gme^Amb^Cer ^AmCar^Amry

(mute)

on 1 2 & 3 & 4 & ^GNothing ^Fequals ^Eth^Fe ^Gsp^Ale^Cndor ^DmNow your ^Clife's no longer ^Bbempty ^Bb ^C ^DmSurely ^CHeaven waits for ^Gyou

[Ending Chorus] (medium)

^AmCarry ^Con my ^Gwayward ^Fson, ^AmThere'll be ^Cpeace when ^Gyou are done Am C G F F (hit and off) Breakdown 2 vamp Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more

Kansas - Carry on wayward son